n. (pl. thyrsi) 1 Gk & Rom. Antiq. a staff tipped with an ornament like a pine-cone, an attribute of Bacchus. 2 Bot. an inflorescence as in lilac, with the primary axis racemose and the secondary axis cymose.
[ L f. Gk thursos ]
THYRSUS
Meaning of THYRSUS in English
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012